Welcome to Things I Tried—a blog for honest reviews and firsthand experiences with restaurants, software and some products.
I am a married middle-aged dad with a day job. My wife sometimes contributes, but she has an even tougher day job. I am open to contributions from others.
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- Brother’s Family Restaurant: Not worth the wait
Today I got my family to go to an old school American family restaurant we had never tried before. We were all on board for a casual brunch. Nothing too fancy. Brother’s Family Restaurant in the Allied Gardens neighborhood of San Diego looked worth a shot. I think we got there a little after 11… Read more: Brother’s Family Restaurant: Not worth the wait
- Facial Recognition with webcam
I kind of want to do a crazy project like an AI powered game for my cat. I want my program to recognize when my cat takes some kind of action, and do something in response. Ideally, the game would learn to amuse my cat, and tell if she is amused by looking at her.… Read more: Facial Recognition with webcam
- Silence of the Alarms: My Airhood Rescue Story
Cooking in our house has always been a bit of an adventure—one that usually ends with the blaring sound of smoke alarms. No matter what I try to cook in a frying pan, the alarms seem inevitable. Even with the range hood on full blast, making a simple steak or burger is a guaranteed way… Read more: Silence of the Alarms: My Airhood Rescue Story
- Sinners: Fun but overrated
My wife son and I went and saw Sinners. I heard a lot of hype and saw that it was 98% on Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer and 97% on their Popcornometer and figured it must be pretty awesome. I heard people on TV talking about how great a movie it was as well. On Common Sense… Read more: Sinners: Fun but overrated